Abbott meteorite, Colfax County, New Mexico, USAi
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Abbott meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Colfax County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 17' 59'' North , 104° 16' 59'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Springer | 943 (2017) | 28.7km |
Maxwell | 228 (2017) | 35.4km |
Roy | 235 (2017) | 40.3km |
Wagon Mound | 297 (2017) | 49.9km |
Des Moines | 129 (2017) | 65.1km |
300 fragments TKW about 10 kg. Most of meteorite is in the collection of Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico. Polymict-brecciated chondrite having light and dark (carbonaceous and noncarbonacious lithic fragments). NMGS Special Pub 6.
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7 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: NMGS Spec Pub 6 |
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Reference: NMGS Spec Pub 6 |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: NMGS Spec Pub 6 |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: NMGS Spec Pub 6 |
ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe Reference: NMGS Spec Pub 6 |
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: NMGS Spec Pub 6 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: NMGS Spec Pub 6 |
ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Reference: NMGS Spec Pub 6 |
ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: NMGS Spec Pub 6 |
ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS Reference: NMGS Spec Pub 6 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
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